⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 5:43 · DET 24-11 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:14 · DET 71-68 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 4:22 · DET 77-82 IND
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 4:07 · DET 77-82 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 5:26 · DET 77-88 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
